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DEEP CREEK AT BULLA (DOWNSTREAM OF EMU CREEK JUNCTION) 3042

Source	EPA Victoria
Latest Sample Date	27-03-1996
Taxa count ORDER	12
Taxa count FAMILY	17
Taxa count ALT	33
Mayflies present?	24
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	4.3	4.6	4.6
Weighted SIGNAL	5.3	6.3	5.6

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures	76.92%	67,331,442,226m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.6 Gas treatment, storage and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication	15.33%	13,417,840,825m²
	Forestry	2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests	2.10%	1,836,909,759m²
	Arable Farming	3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs	2.06%	1,806,161,269m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	1.79%	1,567,672,985m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.4 Piggeries, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.61%	538,223,559m²
	Mining	5.8.2 Quarries	0.30%	260,487,203m²
	Water	6.2.1 Reservoir, 6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct	0.22%	191,740,580m²
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use	0.21%	186,490,838m²
	Unknown	3.6.4 No defined use, 5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use	0.19%	170,241,637m²
	Industrial	5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial, 5.3.1 General purpose factory, 5.5.1 Commercial services	0.18%	161,242,079m²
	Waste Management	5.9.2 Landfill, 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage	0.03%	25,248,760m²
	Forestry Plantation	3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry	0.02%	18,499,091m²
	Intensive Arable Farming	5.1.1 Production nurseries	0.02%	16,749,177m²
Show minor land uses 12
				875,289,500m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 27 March 1996

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF	4	2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999	4
Gastropoda KG	4	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	4
Bivalvia KP	9	3
Corbiculina australis KP020101	9
Oligochaeta LO	5	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	5
Acarina MM	1	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	1

Amphipoda OP	96	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	84

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	12

Coleoptera QC	59	5
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.)(Larva) QC34019I	4

Simsonia sp.(Unident.) QC340299	8

Simsonia sp.L3E(F) QC3402A8	6

Simsonia sp.L2E QC3402B1	1

Kingolus sp.L5E QC3404B1	1

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Unknown QC37010A	35
Unknown QC37010D	3
Diptera QD	13	3
Corynoneura sp.(Unident.) QDAF0699	1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	2
Cardiocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF1499	1
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	8
Dicrotendipes sp.(Unident.) QDAI0699	1
Ephemeroptera QE	24	9
Baetidae MV/EPA sp.5 QE0201A5	20
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	4
Hemiptera QH	1	2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599	1
Megaloptera QM	5	8
Archichauliodes sp.(Unident.) QM010199	5

Trichoptera QT	162	8
Ethochorema hesperium QT010502	1
Taschorema evansi QT011301	3
Ulmerochorema rubiconum / membrum group QT0114A1	1
Cheumatopsyche deani QT060507	9
Cheumatopsyche sp.(Unident.) QT060599	40
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	99
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV5 QT0605A5	4
Notalina spira QT250504	1
Oecetis sp.(Unident.) QT250799	4

SIGNALT	4.3
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.9

Sampled on 18 October 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	3
Bivalvia KP	8	3
Corbiculina australis KP020101	2
Pisidium casertanum KP030101	6
Oligochaeta LO	3	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	3
Amphipoda OP	165	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	138

Amphipoda (Unident.) OP999999	27

Unknown OT	16
Paratya australiensis OT010101	16

Coleoptera QC	35	5
Gyrinidae EPA sp.L2 QC1099A2	1

Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199	2

Simsonia longipes (Larva) QC34020H	1

Simsonia sp.(Unident.) QC340299	14

Notriolus maculatus QC340307	2

Notriolus victoriae QC340316	2

Unknown QC37010D	13
Diptera QD	25	3
Larsia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1799	3
Nanocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0499	1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799	11
Eukiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF1399	1
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	4
Riethia sp.(Unident.) QDAG0199	4
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999	1
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Baetidae MV/EPA sp.5 QE0201A5	1
Megaloptera QM	1	8
Archichauliodes sp.(Unident.) QM010199	1

Plecoptera QP	1	10
Illiesoperla sp.(Unident.) QP030599	1
Trichoptera QT	81	8
Ulmerochorema stigma QT011407	14
Cheumatopsyche deani QT060507	3
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV1 QT0605A1	1
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	56
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV5 QT0605A5	1
Ecnomus pansus QT080401	1
Ecnomus cygnitus QT080405	1
Ecnomus sp.(Unident.) QT080499	4

SIGNALT	4.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.0

Sampled on 20 March 1995

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	3	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	1
Physa acuta KG080101	2
Bivalvia KP	9	3
Corbiculina australis KP020101	5
Pisidium casertanum KP030101	4
Oligochaeta LO	1	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	1
Amphipoda OP	108	3
Austrochiltonia sp.(Unident.) OP020199	108

Unknown OT	12
Paratya australiensis OT010101	12

Coleoptera QC	13	5
Austrolimnius sp.(Unident.) QC340199	2

Simsonia sp.(Unident.) QC340299	6

Notriolus quadriplagiatus QC340310	2

Unknown QC37010A	3
Diptera QD	57	3
Simulium ornatipes QD100202	46

Larsia sp.(Unident.) QDAE1799	2
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8	5
Cladotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0399	2
Kiefferulus sp.(Unident.) QDAI0799	2
Megaloptera QM	5	8
Archichauliodes sp.(Unident.) QM010199	5

Trichoptera QT	121	8
Cheumatopsyche sp.AV2 QT0605A2	121

SIGNALT	3.7
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	3.8